Dr. Benjamin is a graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta. She earned a Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley.

Christopher Bonner was named assistant professor of history at the University of Maryland. His research focuses on African American history and he is working on a book that examines the efforts of Black Americans to gain citizenship before the end of the Civil War.

Dr. Bonner is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C. He earned a Ph.D. at Yale University.

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